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ISBN:: 978-1-908600-47-9
Goodreads:: 25865437

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Shortlisted for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize.

At fifteen, she made a life-changing decision. Thirty years on, it’s time to make another.

When Diana escaped her misfit childhood, she thought she’d chosen the easier path. But the past lingers on, etched beneath her skin, and life won’t be worth living if her secret gets out.

As an adult, she’s kept other people at a distance... until Simon sweeps in on a cloud of promise and possibility. But his work is taking him to Cairo, the city that transformed her life. She’ll lose Simon if she doesn’t join him. She’ll lose herself if she does.

Sugar and Snails charts Diana’s unusual journey, revealing the scars from her fight to be true to herself. A triumphant mid-life coming-of-age story about bridging the gap between who we are and who we feel we ought to be.

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Stephanie Jane recenzis Sugar And Snails de Anne Goodwin

A strong and interesting read

4 steloj

Anne Goodwin kindly got in touch with me via Goodreads a couple of months ago to offer a preview copy of her new novel, Sugar And Snails, which I excitedly accepted. I already enjoyed her thoughtful and insightful blog posts so had high hopes for the novel - and I wasn't disappointed! Sugar And Snails will be published on the 23rd of July and you can Pre-Order Your Copy Here!

For reviewing purposes, I am finding it difficult to write freely for the same reason as I had when discussing We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. I came to the book effectively ignorant of the main plot idea and don't want to be the one to give it away to other potential readers. Therefore please excuse my vagueness! I don't think Sugar And Snails would be ruined by advance knowledge, but (for both books) I definitely appreciated making the discovery …

Anne Goodwin kindly got in touch with me via Goodreads a couple of months ago to offer a preview copy of her new novel, Sugar And Snails, which I excitedly accepted. I already enjoyed her thoughtful and insightful blog posts so had high hopes for the novel - and I wasn't disappointed! Sugar And Snails will be published on the 23rd of July and you can Pre-Order Your Copy Here!

For reviewing purposes, I am finding it difficult to write freely for the same reason as I had when discussing We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. I came to the book effectively ignorant of the main plot idea and don't want to be the one to give it away to other potential readers. Therefore please excuse my vagueness! I don't think Sugar And Snails would be ruined by advance knowledge, but (for both books) I definitely appreciated making the discovery myself!

I can wax lyrical about character portrayal and development which are always important to me. Goodwin obviously has a great empathy for Diana whom I did not always like, but continually found myself rooting for. It takes really good writing to pull that off! Her childhood reminiscences were as convincing as her adult life and by the end of the book I fully understood how the child had grown into the woman. I appreciated that the multi-racial cast didn't exist to make any heavy political point, just to reflect Diana's social group.

I did find the abrupt failures to reveal What Happened In Cairo somewhat coy and irritating during the first third of Sugar And Snails. However once once the full tale began to wind and unwind itself, this was a strong and interesting read.

Temoj

Coming of age